Voter turnout in United States elections

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The voter turnout rate is a mathematical expression that indicates how many eligible voters participated in an election. A variety of factors can factor into calculations of voter turnout. For the purposes of this article, voter turnout rates are expressed as follows:

1. Total ballots cast: This rate reflects the total number of ballots cast in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction.
2. Total ballots cast for highest office: This rate reflects the total number of ballots cast for the highest office in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction. In presidential election years, the presidency is the highest office on the ballot in every state. In non-presidential election years, the highest office on the ballot varies from state to state.

Overview

The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2020.

Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2020 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
Year	Total ballots cast	Total ballots cast for highest office
2020	66.77%	66.21%
2018	50.30%	49.70%
2016	60.20%	59.30%
2014	36.70%	36.00%
2012	58.60%	58.00%
2010	41.80%	41.00%
2008	62.20%	61.60%
2006	41.30%	40.40%
2004	60.70%	60.70%
2002	40.50%	50.10%

The line graphs and tables below present more detailed information on voter turnout rates in the United States from 2002 to 2020.

Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast, 2002-2020

Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2020 (total ballots cast expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
State	2020	2018	2016	2014	2012	2010	2008	2006	2004	2002
Alabama	63.13%	47.30%	59.30%	33.20%	N/A	43.30%	61.00%	N/A	57.40%	NA
Alaska	68.76%	54.60%	61.80%	54.80%	58.90%	52.90%	68.30%	51.20%	69.60%	54.50%
Arizona	65.92%	49.10%	56.20%	34.10%	53.00%	41.60%	57.40%	39.60%	54.80%	36.70%
Arkansas	56.07%	41.40%	53.10%	40.30%	51.10%	37.90%	52.90%	38.90%	54.40%	41.70%
California	68.50%	49.60%	58.40%	30.70%	55.70%	45.90%	61.70%	41.20%	59.60%	37.30%
Colorado	76.41%	63.00%	72.10%	54.70%	70.60%	51.70%	71.60%	48.10%	67.30%	46.60%
Connecticut	71.49%	54.40%	65.40%	42.50%	61.40%	45.90%	N/A	47.70%	66.20%	45.10%
Delaware	70.68%	51.40%	64.60%	34.90%	N/A	49.00%	65.80%	42.90%	64.50%	NA
District of Columbia	64.08%	43.70%	61.10%	35.70%	61.60%	29.60%	61.70%	28.70%	54.90%	NA
Florida	71.66%	54.90%	65.70%	43.30%	63.30%	42.20%	66.60%	40.10%	64.70%	45.90%
Georgia	68.03%	55.00%	59.90%	38.60%	59.30%	40.60%	62.70%	35.10%	56.40%	NA
Hawaii	57.52%	39.30%	43.00%	36.50%	44.50%	40.30%	49.00%	38.40%	48.50%	44.20%
Idaho	67.96%	50.00%	60.90%	39.80%	61.00%	42.90%	64.80%	46.20%	64.80%	45.20%
Illinois	67.02%	51.40%	63.40%	40.80%	59.30%	43.10%	64.30%	41.40%	62.40%	42.80%
Indiana	61.37%	46.90%	57.90%	28.70%	56.00%	38.10%	60.30%	37.70%	55.80%	NA
Iowa	73.25%	57.70%	69.00%	50.30%	70.60%	50.70%	69.70%	49.20%	70.60%	48.70%
Kansas	65.86%	51.20%	59.70%	43.30%	58.20%	42.60%	63.50%	44.30%	62.90%	44.90%
Kentucky	64.94%	48.60%	59.70%	44.90%	56.20%	44.30%	59.00%	44.20%	59.40%	NA
Louisiana	64.30%	44.80%	60.60%	44.90%	60.80%	40.00%	61.80%	31.40%	61.50%	40.10%
Maine	76.32%	60.20%	72.80%	58.70%	69.30%	55.90%	71.80%	N/A	74.90%	NA
Maryland	71.10%	54.20%	67.20%	42.00%	67.30%	46.70%	67.80%	47.20%	63.10%	46.80%
Massachusetts	72.11%	54.60%	68.30%	44.70%	66.20%	49.40%	67.30%	49.30%	64.60%	49.80%
Michigan	73.90%	57.80%	65.70%	43.20%	65.40%	45.10%	69.70%	52.80%	67.10%	45.00%
Minnesota	79.96%	64.20%	74.80%	50.60%	76.40%	55.80%	78.10%	60.50%	78.80%	NA
Mississippi	60.17%	42.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	NA	NA
Missouri	65.47%	53.40%	62.30%	33.60%	N/A	45.70%	68.20%	51.20%	66.10%	NA
Montana	73.10%	62.00%	64.30%	47.50%	63.50%	48.40%	67.10%	57.10%	65.20%	49.70%
Nebraska	69.89%	51.80%	63.80%	41.40%	61.10%	38.70%	63.70%	48.80%	64.10%	NA
Nevada	65.36%	47.50%	57.30%	29.60%	56.50%	41.40%	57.20%	37.10%	55.40%	36.80%
New Hampshire	75.46%	54.60%	72.50%	48.30%	70.90%	46.10%	72.50%	42.90%	71.50%	48.70%
New Jersey	75.27%	53.10%	65.50%	32.50%	62.20%	37.70%	67.70%	40.60%	64.20%	38.90%
New Mexico	61.25%	47.30%	55.20%	N/A	54.80%	44.70%	61.20%	43.10%	60.40%	40.00%
New York	63.57%	45.20%	57.30%	29.00%	53.50%	36.30%	59.60%	36.50%	58.50%	37.00%
North Carolina	71.48%	49.60%	65.20%	41.20%	65.40%	39.80%	66.10%	32.50%	58.70%	NA
North Dakota	64.45%	58.60%	61.90%	45.00%	60.40%	46.60%	63.60%	45.40%	65.50%	49.80%
Ohio	67.43%	50.90%	64.20%	36.20%	65.10%	46.20%	67.80%	49.50%	67.90%	40.30%
Oklahoma	54.99%	42.50%	N/A	30.00%	N/A	39.10%	56.30%	N/A	NA	NA
Oregon	75.52%	61.50%	68.30%	53.40%	64.20%	53.90%	68.30%	53.20%	72.60%	51.80%
Pennsylvania	71.14%	51.40%	N/A	36.50%	N/A	42.40%	64.20%	N/A	NA	NA
Rhode Island	65.34%	48.10%	59.70%	42.40%	N/A	45.40%	62.30%	52.10%	58.90%	45.40%
South Carolina	64.51%	45.20%	57.30%	35.20%	56.80%	40.30%	58.20%	35.40%	53.20%	NA
South Dakota	65.97%	53.30%	59.90%	44.70%	60.10%	53.90%	65.60%	58.80%	69.40%	61.20%
Tennessee	59.81%	45.10%	N/A	29.80%	52.30%	35.10%	57.40%	42.10%	56.80%	NA
Texas	60.42%	46.30%	51.60%	N/A	N/A	32.70%	N/A	N/A	NA	34.50%
Utah	69.17%	52.00%	57.70%	30.30%	56.10%	36.80%	57.10%	35.00%	59.80%	37.80%
Vermont	74.21%	55.90%	64.80%	40.80%	61.20%	49.80%	67.70%	55.00%	66.70%	49.40%
Virginia	73.00%	54.80%	N/A	36.80%	66.60%	39.10%	67.60%	44.50%	61.10%	32.30%
Washington	75.71%	58.90%	65.70%	43.10%	65.80%	54.30%	67.30%	47.30%	67.50%	43.50%
West Virginia	57.58%	42.50%	N/A	32.00%	N/A	37.20%	51.20%	33.80%	55.10%	31.50%
Wisconsin	75.77%	61.70%	N/A	56.90%	65.80%	52.40%	72.70%	53.70%	75.30%	NA
Wyoming	64.56%	48.70%	60.40%	39.70%	59.00%	46.00%	63.10%	51.80%	66.30%	50.80%
United States	66.77%	50.33%	60.20%	36.70%	58.60%	41.8%	62.2%	41.30%	60.70%	40.50%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "Voter Turnout," accessed February 23, 2022

Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast for highest office, 2002-2020

Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2020 (total ballots cast for highest office expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
State	2020	2018	2016	2014	2012	2010	2008	2006	2004	2002
Alabama	63.08%	47.20%	59.00%	32.90%	58.60%	43.00%	60.80%	37.50%	57.40%	39.50%
Alaska	68.41%	54.30%	61.30%	54.20%	58.70%	51.90%	68.00%	51.00%	69.60%	41.50%
Arizona	65.27%	48.60%	55.00%	33.40%	52.60%	41.00%	56.70%	38.90%	54.80%	54.20%
Arkansas	55.86%	41.40%	52.80%	40.10%	50.70%	37.50%	52.50%	38.70%	54.40%	35.90%
California	67.41%	48.60%	56.70%	29.90%	55.10%	44.00%	60.90%	40.20%	59.60%	41.30%
Colorado	75.51%	63.00%	70.10%	53.70%	69.90%	50.60%	71.00%	47.30%	67.30%	36.10%
Connecticut	70.07%	54.40%	64.20%	42.30%	61.30%	45.90%	66.60%	46.60%	66.20%	46.30%
Delaware	70.00%	51.00%	64.40%	34.30%	62.30%	47.50%	65.60%	42.30%	64.50%	42.30%
District of Columbia	63.69%	42.50%	60.90%	35.30%	61.50%	28.90%	61.50%	28.30%	54.90%	41.10%
Florida	71.17%	53.30%	64.60%	42.80%	62.80%	41.70%	66.10%	39.60%	64.70%	30.10%
Georgia	67.72%	54.90%	59.20%	38.20%	59.00%	39.80%	62.50%	34.70%	56.40%	45.60%
Hawaii	57.00%	38.50%	42.20%	36.20%	44.20%	39.90%	48.80%	37.90%	48.50%	35.40%
Idaho	67.15%	49.40%	59.10%	39.30%	59.80%	42.30%	63.60%	45.40%	64.80%	43.80%
Illinois	66.84%	50.70%	61.90%	40.20%	58.90%	42.40%	63.60%	40.20%	62.40%	44.70%
Indiana	60.66%	46.40%	56.40%	27.80%	55.20%	37.10%	59.10%	36.60%	55.80%	41.40%
Iowa	72.85%	57.40%	68.40%	49.80%	70.30%	49.90%	69.40%	48.10%	70.60%	33.90%
Kansas	65.79%	50.90%	57.70%	42.50%	56.90%	41.70%	62.00%	43.60%	62.90%	47.90%
Kentucky	64.51%	47.30%	58.70%	44.20%	55.70%	42.40%	57.90%	40.40%	59.40%	44.00%
Louisiana	63.67%	43.00%	60.00%	43.90%	60.20%	38.90%	61.20%	29.70%	61.50%	37.20%
Maine	75.51%	59.10%	70.50%	58.10%	68.20%	55.20%	70.60%	54.20%	74.90%	39.40%
Maryland	70.41%	53.50%	66.60%	41.70%	66.60%	46.40%	67.00%	46.70%	63.10%	50.80%
Massachusetts	71.58%	53.70%	67.20%	44.10%	65.90%	48.90%	66.80%	48.80%	64.60%	46.30%
Michigan	73.37%	56.60%	64.70%	42.70%	64.70%	44.50%	69.20%	52.10%	67.10%	49.20%
Minnesota	79.57%	63.90%	74.20%	50.40%	76.00%	55.40%	77.80%	60.10%	78.80%	44.50%
Mississippi	59.67%	42.50%	55.60%	29.00%	59.30%	37.00%	61.00%	29.40%	N/A	64.10%
Missouri	65.74%	53.40%	62.30%	31.70%	62.20%	44.50%	67.60%	50.00%	66.10%	30.10%
Montana	72.33%	64.10%	61.80%	46.90%	62.50%	47.50%	66.30%	56.40%	65.20%	45.60%
Nebraska	69.13%	51.20%	62.50%	40.50%	60.30%	37.50%	62.90%	47.60%	64.10%	48.40%
Nevada	65.25%	47.40%	57.30%	29.30%	56.40%	41.30%	57.00%	36.90%	55.40%	39.90%
New Hampshire	74.58%	54.40%	71.40%	47.60%	70.20%	45.70%	71.70%	41.40%	71.50%	36.20%
New Jersey	73.87%	51.80%	64.10%	31.10%	61.50%	36.40%	67.00%	39.50%	64.20%	48.10%
New Mexico	60.97%	47.00%	54.80%	35.40%	54.60%	42.80%	60.90%	42.50%	60.40%	38.10%
New York	63.03%	44.30%	56.80%	28.20%	53.10%	35.50%	59.00%	34.90%	58.50%	38.60%
North Carolina	71.20%	48.70%	64.80%	40.80%	64.80%	39.20%	65.50%	31.00%	58.70%	36.10%
North Dakota	64.02%	57.80%	60.90%	43.80%	59.80%	46.20%	62.70%	44.90%	65.50%	39.70%
Ohio	66.85%	50.10%	62.90%	35.10%	64.50%	44.90%	66.90%	47.50%	67.90%	48.50%
Oklahoma	54.84%	42.40%	52.40%	29.90%	49.20%	38.80%	55.80%	36.40%	N/A	38.80%
Oregon	74.28%	60.00%	66.40%	50.90%	63.10%	52.70%	67.70%	52.50%	72.60%	41.20%
Pennsylvania	70.69%	51.40%	63.60%	36.10%	59.50%	41.70%	63.60%	44.10%	N/A	50.80%
Rhode Island	64.75%	47.50%	59.00%	41.70%	58.00%	44.80%	61.80%	51.00%	58.90%	38.80%
South Carolina	64.01%	44.70%	56.70%	34.80%	56.30%	39.70%	58.00%	34.60%	53.20%	44.70%
South Dakota	65.21%	53.00%	58.50%	44.30%	59.30%	52.90%	64.70%	57.80%	69.40%	36.90%
Tennessee	59.59%	44.60%	51.20%	28.60%	51.90%	34.60%	57.00%	41.40%	56.80%	60.70%
Texas	60.24%	46.30%	51.60%	28.30%	49.60%	32.10%	54.10%	30.90%	N/A	39.60%
Utah	67.91%	51.20%	56.70%	29.70%	55.50%	36.30%	56.00%	34.30%	59.80%	34.20%
Vermont	73.50%	55.10%	63.70%	38.90%	60.70%	49.40%	67.30%	54.90%	66.70%	37.00%
Virginia	71.99%	54.60%	66.10%	36.60%	66.10%	38.70%	67.00%	44.00%	61.10%	48.80%
Washington	75.17%	58.10%	64.80%	41.20%	64.80%	53.20%	66.60%	47.30%	67.50%	29.00%
West Virginia	57.00%	41.70%	50.10%	31.20%	46.30%	36.80%	49.90%	32.80%	55.10%	41.80%
Wisconsin	75.50%	61.60%	69.40%	56.60%	72.90%	52.00%	72.40%	53.20%	75.30%	31.20%
Wyoming	64.16%	48.20%	59.70%	39.00%	58.60%	45.50%	62.80%	51.10%	66.30%	45.40%
United States	66.21%	49.70%	59.30%	36.00%	58.00%	41.0%	61.6%	40.40%	60.70%	50.10%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "Voter Turnout," accessed February 23, 2022

Voter turnout rates by year

See the tables below for information on voter turnout rates by state and by year. For tables whose contents are hidden, click "[show]" on the righthand side of the table header.

2020

Voter turnout in the United States, 2020
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	66.77%	66.21%
Alaska	68.76%	68.41%
Arizona	65.92%	65.27%
Arkansas	56.07%	55.86%
California	68.50%	67.41%
Colorado	76.41%	75.51%
Connecticut	71.49%	70.07%
Delaware	70.68%	70.00%
District of Columbia	64.08%	63.69%
Florida	71.66%	71.17%
Georgia	68.03%	67.72%
Hawaii	57.52%	57.00%
Idaho	67.96%	67.15%
Illinois	67.02%	66.84%
Indiana	61.37%	60.66%
Iowa	73.25%	72.85%
Kansas	65.86%	65.79%
Kentucky	64.94%	64.51%
Louisiana	64.30%	63.67%
Maine	76.32%	75.51%
Maryland	71.10%	70.41%
Massachusetts	72.11%	71.58%
Michigan	73.90%	73.37%
Minnesota	79.96%	79.57%
Mississippi	60.17%	59.67%
Missouri	65.74%	65.74%
Montana	73.10%	72.33%
Nebraska	69.89%	69.13%
Nevada	65.36%	65.25%
New Hampshire	75.46%	74.58%
New Jersey	75.27%	73.87%
New Mexico	61.25%	60.97%
New York	63.57%	63.03%
North Carolina	71.48%	71.20%
North Dakota	64.45%	64.02%
Ohio	67.43%	66.85%
Oklahoma	54.99%	54.84%
Oregon	75.52%	74.28%
Pennsylvania	71.14%	70.69%
Rhode Island	65.34%	64.75%
South Carolina	64.51%	64.01%
South Dakota	65.97%	65.21%
Tennessee	59.81%	59.59%
Texas	60.42%	60.24%
Utah	69.17%	67.91%
Vermont	74.21%	73.50%
Virginia	73.00%	71.99%
Washington	75.71%	75.17%
West Virginia	57.58%	57.00%
Wisconsin	75.77%	75.50%
Wyoming	64.56%	64.16%
United States	66.77%	66.21%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 23, 2022

2018

Voter turnout in the United States, 2018
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	47.30%	47.20%
Alaska	54.60%	54.30%
Arizona	49.10%	48.60%
Arkansas	41.40%	41.00%
California	49.60%	48.60%
Colorado	63.00%	61.50%
Connecticut	54.40%	53.80%
Delaware	51.40%	51.00%
District of Columbia	43.70%	42.50%
Florida	54.90%	54.30%
Georgia	55.00%	54.90%
Hawaii	39.30%	38.50%
Idaho	50.00%	49.40%
Illinois	51.40%	50.70%
Indiana	46.90%	46.40%
Iowa	57.70%	57.40%
Kansas	51.20%	50.90%
Kentucky	48.60%	47.30%
Louisiana	44.80%	43.00%
Maine	60.20%	59.10%
Maryland	54.20%	53.50%
Massachusetts	54.60%	53.70%
Michigan	57.80%	56.60%
Minnesota	64.20%	63.90%
Mississippi	42.70%	42.50%
Missouri	53.40%	53.40%
Montana	62.00%	61.40%
Nebraska	51.80%	51.20%
Nevada	47.50%	47.40%
New Hampshire	54.60%	54.00%
New Jersey	53.10%	51.80%
New Mexico	47.30%	47.00%
New York	45.20%	44.30%
North Carolina	49.60%	48.70%
North Dakota	58.60%	57.80%
Ohio	50.90%	50.10%
Oklahoma	42.50%	42.40%
Oregon	61.50%	60.00%
Pennsylvania	51.40%	51.40%
Rhode Island	48.10%	47.50%
South Carolina	45.20%	44.70%
South Dakota	53.30%	53.00%
Tennessee	45.10%	44.60%
Texas	46.30%	46.30%
Utah	52.00%	52.10%
Vermont	55.90%	55.10%
Virginia	54.80%	54.60%
Washington	58.90%	58.10%
West Virginia	42.50%	41.70%
Wisconsin	61.70%	61.60%
Wyoming	48.70%	48.20%
United States	50.30%	49.70%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 25, 2019

2016

Voter turnout in the United States, 2016
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	59.30%	59.00%
Alaska	61.80%	61.30%
Arizona	56.20%	55.00%
Arkansas	53.10%	52.80%
California	58.40%	56.70%
Colorado	72.10%	70.10%
Connecticut	65.40%	64.20%
Delaware	64.60%	64.40%
District of Columbia	61.10%	60.90%
Florida	65.70%	64.60%
Georgia	59.90%	59.20%
Hawaii	43.00%	42.20%
Idaho	60.90%	59.10%
Illinois	63.40%	61.90%
Indiana	57.90%	56.40%
Iowa	69.00%	68.40%
Kansas	59.70%	57.70%
Kentucky	59.70%	58.70%
Louisiana	60.60%	60.00%
Maine	72.80%	70.50%
Maryland	67.20%	66.60%
Massachusetts	68.30%	67.20%
Michigan	65.70%	64.70%
Minnesota	74.80%	74.20%
Mississippi	N/A	55.60%
Missouri	62.30%	62.30%
Montana	64.30%	61.80%
Nebraska	63.80%	62.50%
Nevada	57.30%	57.30%
New Hampshire	72.50%	71.40%
New Jersey	65.50%	64.10%
New Mexico	55.20%	54.80%
New York	57.30%	56.80%
North Carolina	65.20%	64.80%
North Dakota	61.90%	60.90%
Ohio	64.20%	62.90%
Oklahoma	N/A	52.40%
Oregon	68.30%	66.40%
Pennsylvania	N/A	63.60%
Rhode Island	59.70%	59.00%
South Carolina	57.30%	56.70%
South Dakota	59.90%	58.50%
Tennessee	N/A	51.20%
Texas	51.60%	51.60%
Utah	57.70%	56.70%
Vermont	64.80%	63.70%
Virginia	N/A	66.10%
Washington	65.70%	64.80%
West Virginia	N/A	50.10%
Wisconsin	N/A	69.40%
Wyoming	60.40%	59.70%
United States	60.20%	59.30%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

2014

Voter turnout in the United States, 2014
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	33.2%	32.9%
Alaska	54.8%	54.2%
Arizona	34.1%	33.4%
Arkansas	40.3%	40.1%
California	30.7%	29.9%
Colorado	54.7%	53.7%
Connecticut	42.5%	42.3%
Delaware	34.9%	34.3%
District of Columbia	35.7%	35.3%
Florida	43.3%	42.8%
Georgia	38.6%	38.2%
Hawaii	36.5%	36.2%
Idaho	39.8%	39.3%
Illinois	40.8%	40.2%
Indiana	28.7%	27.8%
Iowa	50.3%	49.8%
Kansas	43.3%	42.5%
Kentucky	44.9%	44.2%
Louisiana	44.9%	43.9%
Maine	58.7%	58.1%
Maryland	42.0%	41.7%
Massachusetts	44.7%	44.1%
Michigan	43.2%	42.7%
Minnesota	50.6%	50.4%
Mississippi	N/A	29.0%
Missouri	33.6%	31.7%
Montana	47.5%	46.9%
Nebraska	41.4%	40.5%
Nevada	29.6%	29.3%
New Hampshire	48.3%	47.6%
New Jersey	32.5%	31.1%
New Mexico	N/A	35.4%
New York	29.0%	28.2%
North Carolina	41.2%	40.8%
North Dakota	45.0%	43.8%
Ohio	36.2%	35.1%
Oklahoma	30.0%	29.9%
Oregon	53.4%	50.9%
Pennsylvania	36.5%	36.1%
Rhode Island	42.4%	41.7%
South Carolina	35.2%	34.8%
South Dakota	44.7%	44.3%
Tennessee	29.8%	28.6%
Texas	N/A	28.3%
Utah	30.3%	29.7%
Vermont	40.8%	38.9%
Virginia	36.8%	36.6%
Washington	43.1%	41.2%
West Virginia	32.0%	31.2%
Wisconsin	56.9%	56.6%
Wyoming	39.7%	39.0%
United States	36.7%	36.0%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

2012

Voter turnout in the United States, 2012
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	N/A	58.60%
Alaska	58.90%	58.70%
Arizona	53.00%	52.60%
Arkansas	51.10%	50.70%
California	55.70%	55.10%
Colorado	70.60%	69.90%
Connecticut	61.40%	61.30%
Delaware	N/A	62.30%
District of Columbia	61.60%	61.50%
Florida	63.30%	62.80%
Georgia	59.30%	59.00%
Hawaii	44.50%	44.20%
Idaho	61.00%	59.80%
Illinois	59.30%	58.90%
Indiana	56.00%	55.20%
Iowa	70.60%	70.30%
Kansas	58.20%	56.90%
Kentucky	56.20%	55.70%
Louisiana	60.80%	60.20%
Maine	69.30%	68.20%
Maryland	67.30%	66.60%
Massachusetts	66.20%	65.90%
Michigan	65.40%	64.70%
Minnesota	76.40%	76.00%
Mississippi	N/A	59.30%
Missouri	N/A	62.20%
Montana	63.50%	62.50%
Nebraska	61.10%	60.30%
Nevada	56.50%	56.40%
New Hampshire	70.90%	70.20%
New Jersey	62.20%	61.50%
New Mexico	54.80%	54.60%
New York	53.50%	53.10%
North Carolina	65.40%	64.80%
North Dakota	60.40%	59.80%
Ohio	65.10%	64.50%
Oklahoma	N/A	49.20%
Oregon	64.20%	63.10%
Pennsylvania	N/A	59.50%
Rhode Island	N/A	58.00%
South Carolina	56.80%	56.30%
South Dakota	60.10%	59.30%
Tennessee	52.30%	51.90%
Texas	N/A	49.60%
Utah	56.10%	55.50%
Vermont	61.20%	60.70%
Virginia	66.60%	66.10%
Washington	65.80%	64.80%
West Virginia	N/A	46.30%
Wisconsin	65.80%	72.90%
Wyoming	59.00%	58.60%
United States	58.60%	58.00%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

2010

Voter turnout in the United States, 2010
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	43.3%	43.0%
Alaska	52.9%	51.9%
Arizona	41.6%	41.0%
Arkansas	37.9%	37.5%
California	45.9%	44.0%
Colorado	51.7%	50.6%
Connecticut	45.9%	45.9%
Delaware	49.0%	47.5%
District of Columbia	29.6%	28.9%
Florida	42.2%	41.7%
Georgia	40.6%	39.8%
Hawaii	40.3%	39.9%
Idaho	42.9%	42.3%
Illinois	43.1%	42.4%
Indiana	38.1%	37.1%
Iowa	50.7%	49.9%
Kansas	42.6%	41.7%
Kentucky	44.3%	42.4%
Louisiana	40.0%	38.9%
Maine	55.9%	55.2%
Maryland	46.7%	46.4%
Massachusetts	49.4%	48.9%
Michigan	45.1%	44.5%
Minnesota	55.8%	55.4%
Mississippi	N/A	37.0%
Missouri	45.7%	44.5%
Montana	48.4%	47.5%
Nebraska	38.7%	37.5%
Nevada	41.4%	41.3%
New Hampshire	46.1%	45.7%
New Jersey	37.7%	36.4%
New Mexico	44.7%	42.8%
New York	36.3%	35.5%
North Carolina	39.8%	39.2%
North Dakota	46.6%	46.2%
Ohio	46.2%	44.9%
Oklahoma	39.1%	38.8%
Oregon	53.9%	52.7%
Pennsylvania	42.4%	41.7%
Rhode Island	45.4%	44.8%
South Carolina	40.3%	39.7%
South Dakota	53.9%	52.9%
Tennessee	35.1%	34.6%
Texas	32.7%	32.1%
Utah	36.8%	36.3%
Vermont	49.8%	49.4%
Virginia	39.1%	38.7%
Washington	54.3%	53.2%
West Virginia	37.2%	36.8%
Wisconsin	52.4%	52.0%
Wyoming	46.0%	45.5%
United States	41.8%	41.0%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

2008

Voter turnout in the United States, 2008
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	61.0%	60.8%
Alaska	68.3%	68.0%
Arizona	57.4%	56.7%
Arkansas	52.9%	52.5%
California	61.7%	60.9%
Colorado	71.6%	71.0%
Connecticut	N/A	66.6%
Delaware	65.8%	65.6%
District of Columbia	61.7%	61.5%
Florida	66.6%	66.1%
Georgia	62.7%	62.5%
Hawaii	49.0%	48.8%
Idaho	64.8%	63.6%
Illinois	64.3%	63.6%
Indiana	60.3%	59.1%
Iowa	69.7%	69.4%
Kansas	63.5%	62.0%
Kentucky	59.0%	57.9%
Louisiana	61.8%	61.2%
Maine	71.8%	70.6%
Maryland	67.8%	67.0%
Massachusetts	67.3%	66.8%
Michigan	69.7%	69.2%
Minnesota	78.1%	77.8%
Mississippi	N/A	61.0%
Missouri	68.2%	67.6%
Montana	67.1%	66.3%
Nebraska	63.7%	62.9%
Nevada	57.2%	57.0%
New Hampshire	72.5%	71.7%
New Jersey	67.7%	67.0%
New Mexico	61.2%	60.9%
New York	59.6%	59.0%
North Carolina	66.1%	65.5%
North Dakota	63.6%	62.7%
Ohio	67.8%	66.9%
Oklahoma	56.3%	55.8%
Oregon	68.3%	67.7%
Pennsylvania	64.2%	63.6%
Rhode Island	62.3%	61.8%
South Carolina	58.2%	58.0%
South Dakota	65.6%	64.7%
Tennessee	57.4%	57.0%
Texas	N/A	54.1%
Utah	57.1%	56.0%
Vermont	67.7%	67.3%
Virginia	67.6%	67.0%
Washington	67.3%	66.6%
West Virginia	51.2%	49.9%
Wisconsin	72.7%	72.4%
Wyoming	63.1%	62.8%
United States	62.2%	61.6%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

2006

Voter turnout in the United States, 2006
State	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast	Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama	N/A	37.50%
Alaska	51.20%	51.00%
Arizona	39.60%	38.90%
Arkansas	38.90%	38.70%
California	41.20%	40.20%
Colorado	48.10%	47.30%
Connecticut	47.70%	46.60%
Delaware	42.90%	42.30%
District of Columbia	28.70%	28.30%
Florida	40.10%	39.60%
Georgia	35.10%	34.70%
Hawaii	38.40%	37.90%
Idaho	46.20%	45.40%
Illinois	41.40%	40.20%
Indiana	37.70%	36.60%
Iowa	49.20%	48.10%
Kansas	44.30%	43.60%
Kentucky	44.20%	40.40%
Louisiana	31.40%	29.70%
Maine	N/A	54.20%
Maryland	47.20%	46.70%
Massachusetts	49.30%	48.80%
Michigan	52.80%	52.10%
Minnesota	60.50%	60.10%
Mississippi	N/A	29.40%
Missouri	51.20%	50.00%
Montana	57.10%	56.40%
Nebraska	48.80%	47.60%
Nevada	37.10%	36.90%
New Hampshire	42.90%	41.40%
New Jersey	40.60%	39.50%
New Mexico	43.10%	42.50%
New York	36.50%	34.90%
North Carolina	32.50%	31.00%
North Dakota	45.40%	44.90%
Ohio	49.50%	47.50%
Oklahoma	N/A	36.40%
Oregon	53.20%	52.50%
Pennsylvania	N/A	44.10%
Rhode Island	52.10%	51.00%
South Carolina	35.40%	34.60%
South Dakota	58.80%	57.80%
Tennessee	42.10%	41.40%
Texas	N/A	30.90%
Utah	35.00%	34.30%
Vermont	55.00%	54.90%
Virginia	44.50%	44.00%
Washington	47.30%	47.30%
West Virginia	33.80%	32.80%
Wisconsin	53.70%	53.20%
Wyoming	51.80%	51.10%
United States	41.30%	40.40%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017

Historical news coverage and studies

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News articles

June 2014

• Ballot Access News, "California Primary Turnout Likely to be Lowest in State History," June 4, 2014
• Contra Costa Times, "Oakland Tribune editorial: Highest profile Assembly race is far from over," June 4, 2014
• National Journal, "Not Even Free Weed Will Get People to Vote in a Primary," June 4, 2014
• Los Angeles Times, "Analysis Poor California primary turnout explained: Contented people stay home ," June 4, 2014
• Star Ledger, "Despite some big races, voter turnout average in western Union County," June 3, 2014

May 2014

• Trib Live, "Antiquated state election law blamed for low turnout," May 25, 2014
• San Jose Mercury-News, "California election: Voter malaise might bring record-low primary turnout," May 25, 2014
• Evansville Courier & Press, "EDITORIAL: Henderson voter turnout embarassing," May 23, 2014
• Philadelphia City Paper, "Voter turnout dismal, but Democrats manage to pick Tom Wolf to take on Corbett," May 22, 2014
• News-Sentinel, "Allen County primary election turnout: 12.04 percent," May 7, 2014
• Chronicle-Telegram, "Voter turnout for primary election ‘abysmal’," May 7, 2014

November 2013

• Independent Voter Network, "Abysmal Voter Turnout in 2013: A Sign Voting Should Be Easier," November 12, 2013

June 2013

• Independent Voter Network, "Voter turnout in the United States: How low can you go?" June 4, 2013

March 2013

• Washington Post, "The states with the highest and lowest turnout in 2012, in 2 charts," March 12, 2013

Studies and analysis

• University of California Santa Cruz, "New book examines states' influence on national voter turnout," May 21, 2014
• Brookings Institution, "Telling Americans to Vote, or Else," October 5, 2011
• Brookings Institution, " Moroccan Roulette: What Happens if You Hold an Election and Nobody Comes?" August 24, 2007
• University of Adelaide, "Low Voter Turnout in the United States: Is Compulsory Voting a Viable Solution?" April 2006 Published in the Journal of Theoretical Politics Volume Number 18, No. 2
• Cato Institute, "Three Myths about Voter Turnout in the United States," September 14, 2004
• United States Census, "The Decline in American Voter Turnout," November 1991

See also

• Election coverage on Ballotpedia
• Voting policy
• Calendar of election dates

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